Taiwanese President Lai Ching said Sunday that the phrase “Taiwan independence” means the island does not belong to Beijing and that only the Taiwanese people can decide its future.

Lai’s comments, echoing his previous positions, come days after President Donald Trump met with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Beijing for a summit that raised concerns in Taiwan over US support for the island.

China regards democratically self-governing Taiwan as its territory and has not even ruled out using force to bring it under Beijing’s control, especially if it deems the island to be seeking formal independence.

Well, speaking in Taipei, Lai said the Taiwanese government defends the position that Taiwan’s sovereignty cannot be violated or annexed, and that its future should be decided by its people. his.

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